Stock Windows 11 apps get a big change to improve user experience and security by Taras Buria If you have installed Windows 11 at least once, you probably know that the operating system's stock apps cannot run immediately when you get to the desktop. Some of them are not apps at all, just placeholders that, when opened, download the necessary files from the Microsoft Store. This approach helped Microsoft reduce the install media file and speed up Windows 11 installation. Now, however, Microsoft is changing that. Microsoft announced that the updated Windows Media releases of Windows 11 and Windows Server now include more recent versions of inbox applications. The company changed how this works for two reasons: security and convenience. Microsoft is improving the operating system security by eliminating potential vulnerabilities and exposures in out-of-date RTM versions of inbox applications. As for convenience, there is no longer a need to wait for the app to download its files before you can start using it. This saves bandwidth and time for the end user. Windows 11 version 24H2 now has the following 36 apps updated to the most recent versions: Alarms & Clock App Installer AV1 Video Extension AVC Encoder Extension Bing Search Calculator Camera Clipchamp Cross-Device Experience Host Get Help HEIF Image Extension HEVC Video Extension Media Player Microsoft Store Microsoft To Do Notepad Office Hub Paint Phone Link Photos Power Automate Quick Assist Raw Image Extension Snipping Tool Solitaire Collection Sound Recorder Sticky Notes Store Purchase App VP9 Video Extension Weather Web Media Extensions WebP Image Extension Windows Security Windows Web Experience Pack Xbox Game Bar Xbox Speech-to-Text Overlay On Windows Server 2025, the updated media have updated App Installer and Windows Security. If you want to get the latest Windows 11 install media, use the Media Creation Tool app from the official Windows 11 website. IT admins can get them from the Microsoft 365 admin center and the Azure Marketplace. You can read more about the updated inbox app experience in a post on the Microsoft Tech Community website.

The great thing about it being on an open platform, is that even without official support from KDE (but that would be cool) it could easily be done by a 3rd party.

Clipchamp. Because we can't be arsed to think of a better name.

yeah it gets annoying when it thinks it knows better than you writing lines of code ahead lol... I just look at it and go nope, not even close

Here's how the Microsoft Stream and Clipchamp unification is going by Usama Jawad Back in November 2024, Microsoft announced plans to unify the Stream and Clipchamp services under a single brand: Clipchamp. Since then, the company has also revealed its roadmap for Clipchamp in 2025, which includes Templates and an alternate way to trim videos. Now, it has shared some details about the progress made in its unification efforts. For starters, the Clipchamp start page has been unified in Microsoft 365, and you'll also be able to see the same view regardless of whether you launch the service through the Clipchamp or Stream URLs. Microsoft has also transitioned the Stream branding to Clipchamp in various areas, including the video player experience, which also includes Microsoft 365 Copilot. There are other rebranding efforts in progress, too, expected to be complete by the end of this month. These include updates to Stream's support documentation, a rebranding of relevant webpages on the Microsoft Learn platform, marketing page redirections, and transition of the dedicated Tech Community blog. Microsoft has also made further improvements to its video services to remove references to Stream. The camera, capture, and screen recording interfaces now feature the Clipchamp branding, logos, and colors, with notification banners informing customers about the transition. In the same vein, the admin controls in screen recording contain video settings instead of Stream settings. The updated embeds in Teams and Outlook also say Watch/Open in browser rather than Open in Stream. Finally, the video editor export screen has replaced Publish with Microsoft Stream with Watch in browser. It is important to note that this is still a work in progress, but for now, you can try out the new unified video hub here. Microsoft expects the transition to be completed smoothly, with no disruptions to existing workflows, video artifacts, and features. You can offer feedback to the company directly via this portal.